THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic <strong>The</strong>ater <strong>Project</strong> THE CAST Erica Andracchio Megan Briggs Andrew Calabrese Ellen Dunphy Tim Garcia Terry Maloney Haley Steve Mallers Laylah Muran de Assereto Alejandro Torres Wera von Wulfen THE CREW DIRECTOR STUART BOUSEL Producer Artistic Director Production Manager Stage Manager Lighting Designer Light & Sound Engineer Sound Designer PR Manager Set Designer Set Design and Construction Costumes Props Rodney Rhoda Taylor David Rice Erica Andracchio Michelle Chesley Alexia Staniotes Michelle Chesley Stuart Bousel Chris Maltby Christian Heppenstall May Young Hal Dubiel Neil HIggins <strong>The</strong>re will be a 15-minute intermission between Act 1 and Act 2 and a 10-minute stretch break between Act 2 and Act 3. Concessions will only be available during the 15-minute intermission <strong>The</strong> US West Work Premiere was produced by <strong>The</strong> Denver Center <strong>The</strong>atre Company Donovan Marley, Artistic Director in association with Techtonic <strong>The</strong>atre <strong>Project</strong> Moisés Kaufman, Artistic Director Originally produced in New York City at the Union Square <strong>The</strong>atre by Roy Gabay and Techtonic <strong>The</strong>atre <strong>Project</strong> in association with Gayle Francis and the Araca Group Associate Producers Mara Isaacs and Hart Sharp Entertainment <strong>The</strong> <strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>Project</strong> was developed in part with the support of <strong>The</strong> Sundance <strong>The</strong>atre Laboratory. WHO IS LCTC? Left Coast <strong>The</strong>atre Co. was formed in the Spring of 2012 to focus on producing original queer-themed plays written by local and national playwrights. LCTC aims to foster the works of all writers interested in producing the best queer-themed works possible. We have thus far been nominated for 4 TBA Awards for BEST ANTHOLOGY: Twisted Fairy Tales, #WTFamily*, Screaming Queens & San Francisco, Here I Come! <strong>The</strong> company has also expanded our productions from one show per year to two anthology shows and one full-length show, while also continuing to grow and develop new and creative original works from Bay Area and national queer and allied writers. * 2015 TBA Award Winner www.lctc-sf.org | Facebook.com/LeftCoast<strong>The</strong>atreCompany | @LCTCSF TO DONATE: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/1442843 (and specify LCTC)
CAST BIOGRAPHIES ERICA ANDRACCHIO* (Rebecca Hilliker, Zubaida Ula, Tiffany Edwards, April Silva, Alison Mears, Friend of Aaron McKinney, Foreperson, Juror /Production Manager) has been a San Francisco based theater and film actress for nearly a decade. She has trained at A.C.T. and been a student of Meisner Technique at the Waterfront Conservatory and Playhouse. As a member of LCTC, she is an actor, writer, stage manager, director, and production manager. Past credits with the company include San Francisco, Here I Come!, Left Coast News and Twisted Hitchcock. She is thrilled to a part of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>Project</strong>, a show that shaped her love of this craft 12 years ago, and never let go. www.ericaandracchio.com MEGAN BRIGGS (Reggie Fluty, Catherine Connolly, Eileen Engen, Jen, Waitress, Juror) is thrilled to be making her LCTC debut with such a meaningful and profound play. Recent theatre credits include the world premiere of Vonnegut's Mother Night with Custom Made <strong>The</strong>atre, and Music/Scene with PianoFight. This summer, you can catch her in Sense and Sensibility at Town Hall <strong>The</strong>atre. She is very grateful to her friends, coworkers, and especially her family for all their love and support. ANDREW CALABRESE (Greg Pierotti, Rulon Stacey, Russell Henderson, Stephen Mead Johnson, Murdock Cooper, Shannon, Phil Labrie, Newsperson, Priest, Bailiff) is proud to make his LCTC debut in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>Project</strong>. As an actor, he's worked with <strong>The</strong>atre Rhino, Second Wind Productions, New Conservatory, Impact <strong>The</strong>atre, Shotgun Players, Custom Made, the Breadbox and No Nude Men. Andrew is one half of the comedy quartet, Shandyland. He was a founding member of Precarious <strong>The</strong>atre Ensemble which developed new works and created the popular Kitchen Series at Brava <strong>The</strong>ater. When not in the theater he can be found cooking up a storm or just chilling on the couch with his husband Aaron in Oakland. ELLEN DUNPH * (Amanda Gronich, Romaine Patterson, Kristen Price, Newsperson, Email Writer) is delighted to return to LCTC, where she was last seen in Dog Sees God and Twisted Hitchcock. Other favorite credits include In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play (Pear <strong>The</strong>atre), Descent (SF Olympians Festival, No Nude Men), Urania (Hilton Asmus Contemporary), and Hothouse (Pink Banana <strong>The</strong>atre Company). She is originally from an unincorporated, rural Wisconsin town and some of the characters in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>Project</strong> are very familiar to her. www.ellendunphy.com TIM GARCIA (Jedadiah Schultz, Aaron Kreifels, Philip Dubois, Doug Laws, Governor Jim Geringer, Reverend Fred Phelps, Cal Rerucha, Judge, Juror) is honored to be a part of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>Project</strong>. His LCTC debut was in Twisted Hitchcock (Norman/Norma Bates, Arnie). Bay Area companies and credits include <strong>The</strong> Normal Heart (Mickey) at <strong>The</strong>atre Rhinoceros, How the World Began at CMTC (award-nominee Principal Actor in a Play by SF Bay Area <strong>The</strong>atre Critics' Circle), Brava <strong>The</strong>atre Center, Boxcar <strong>The</strong>atre's <strong>The</strong> Speakeasy (Dick), Angels in America (Prior) at Foothill Conservatory, and an award-winning, one-man dramati ation of 8 by Dustin Lance Black at S SU. He studied acting at UCSC, S SU, and holds a B.A. in <strong>The</strong>atre. Next production: Good. Better. Best. Bested. at CMTC. TERR MALONE HALE * (Doc O'Conner, Rob Debree, Matt Mickelson, Jeffrey Lockwood, Dr. Cantway, Bill McKinney, Baptist Minister, Harry Woods, Morman Home Teacher, Juror) performed as the poetic Host(ess) in LCTC s Screaming Queens. He has also written several short plays for LCTC, including the Birdsploitation that was part of Twisted Hitchcock, and he has directed a bunch of stuff too. As an actor, Terry had a lot of fun as Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night over at Actors Ensemble of Berkeley. In addition, he has numerous television credits as a sitcom writer and producer. STE E MALLERS (Mois s Kaufman, Jon Peacock, Aaron McKinney, Dennis Shepard, Conrad Miller, Judge, Bailiff) is thrilled and honored to be part of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>Project</strong>. A San Francisco resident since 2014, he has also called Chicago and Minneapolis home. Previous roles include Harry in the immersive theatre piece, <strong>The</strong> Speakeasy, Carl Hanratty in Catch Me If ou Can, ud Fry in Oklahoma!, and Combeferre in Les Mis rables. Steve graduated from Luther College, where he contributed to the creation and debut of multiple theatrical works, including S uare Stories and Camille sCarnival. When not on stage, Steve enjoys playing Mario, cooking, traveling, and exploring the outdoors with his wife, Laura, and their dog, Ruby. LA LAH MURAN DE ASSERETO (Leigh Fondakowski, Trish Steger, Sherry Johnson, Lucy Thompson, Newperson) is a local director, playwright, actress. She is the Artistic Director at Spare Stage. Most recently she was Celia in Talking Heads by Alan Bennett directed by Stephen Drewes. Her short play <strong>The</strong>Visit was included in the anthology production <strong>The</strong> Greatful Deadly with Playland Productions. She is thrilled to be working with LCTC. For full bio see http://laylahmuran.co/about/ ALEJANDRO TORRES (Matt Galloway, Sgt. Hing, Father Roger Schmit, Jonas Slonaker, Andrew Gomez, Juror) is a San Francisco native and theatre actor/director. He holds a BA in Dramatic Art and Film Studies from UC Davis and enjoys using theatre as a tool for discourse, experimentation, and exposing others to new experiences. Favorite roles include: Salvador Dali in I Like That and Orlando in As ou Like It. In 201 he directed the play All the Worlds Are Stages by Ruben Grijalva which won the audience-voted theatre competition Short Lived VI hosted by PianoFight. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>Project</strong> marks his first production with LCTC and he is excited to tell this important story.
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